tobe
from 2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used
likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine,
the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a
good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or
women), also as an adverb (well):--beautiful, best, better,
bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour,
fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s),
graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving,
merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious,
prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well
((-favoured)).
see Hebrew for [02895]
I said [0559] in mine heart [03820], Go to now [03212], I will prove [05254] thee with mirth [08057], therefore enjoy [07200] pleasure [02896]: and, behold, this also is vanity [01892].
I sought [08446] in mine heart [03820] to give [04900] myself [01320] unto wine [03196], yet acquainting [05090] mine heart [03820] with wisdom [02451]; and to lay hold [0270] on folly [05531], till I might see [07200] what was that good [02896] for the sons [01121] of men [0120], which they should do [06213] under the heaven [08064] all [04557] the days [03117] of their life [02416].to give…: Heb. to draw my flesh with wineall…: Heb. the number of the days of their life
There is nothing better [02896] for a man [0120], than that he should eat [0398] and drink [08354], and that he should make his soul [05315] enjoy [07200] good [02896] in his labour [05999]. This [02090] also I saw [07200], that it was from the hand [03027] of God [0430].should make…: or, delight his senses
For God giveth [05414] to a man [0120] that is good [02896] in his sight [06440] wisdom [02451], and knowledge [01847], and joy [08057]: but to the sinner [02398] he giveth [05414] travail [06045], to gather [0622] and to heap up [03664], that he may give [05414] to him that is good [02896] before [06440] God [0430]. This also is vanity [01892] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307].in his…: Heb. before him
I know [03045] that there is no good [02896] in them, but for a man to rejoice [08055], and to do [06213] good [02896] in his life [02416].
And also that every man [0120] should eat [0398] and drink [08354], and enjoy [07200] the good [02896] of all his labour [05999], it is the gift [04991] of God [0430].
Wherefore I perceive [07200] that there is nothing better [02896], than that a man [0120] should rejoice [08055] in his own works [04639]; for that is his portion [02506]: for who shall bring [0935] him to see [07200] what shall be after [0310] him?
Yea, better [02896] is he than both [08147] they, which hath not yet [05728] been, who hath not seen [07200] the evil [07451] work [04639] that is done [06213] under the sun [08121].
Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307].
There is [03426] one [0259] alone, and there is not a second [08145]; yea, he hath neither child [01121] nor brother [0251]: yet is there no end [07093] of all his labour [05999]; neither is his eye [05869] satisfied [07646] with riches [06239]; neither saith he, For whom do I labour [06001], and bereave [02637] my soul [05315] of good [02896]? This is also vanity [01892], yea, it is a sore [07451] travail [06045].
Two [08147] are better [02896] than one [0259]; because they have [03426] a good [02896] reward [07939] for their labour [05999].
Better [02896] is a poor [04542] and a wise [02450] child [03206] than an old [02205] and foolish [03684] king [04428], who will [03045] no more be admonished [02094].who…: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished
Better [02896] is it that thou shouldest not vow [05087], than that thou shouldest vow [05087] and not pay [07999].
When goods [02896] increase [07235], they are increased [07231] that eat [0398] them: and what good [03788] is there to the owners [01167] thereof, saving [0518] the beholding [07212] [07207] of them with their eyes [05869]?
Behold that which I have seen [07200]: it is good [02896] and comely [03303] for one to eat [0398] and to drink [08354], and to enjoy [07200] the good [02896] of all his labour [05999] that he taketh [05998] under the sun [08121] all [04557] the days [03117] of his life [02416], which God [0430] giveth [05414] him: for it is his portion [02506].it is good…: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etcall the days: Heb. the number of the days
If a man [0376] beget [03205] an hundred [03967] children, and live [02421] many [07227] years [08141], so that the days [03117] of his years [08141] be many [07227], and his soul [05315] be not filled [07646] with good [02896], and also that he have no burial [06900]; I say [0559], that an untimely birth [05309] is better [02896] than he.
Yea, though [0432] he live [02421] a thousand [0505] years [08141] twice [06471] told, yet hath he seen [07200] no good [02896]: do not all go [01980] to one [0259] place [04725]?
Better [02896] is the sight [04758] of the eyes [05869] than the wandering [01980] of the desire [05315]: this is also vanity [01892] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307].than…: Heb. than the walking of the soul
For who knoweth [03045] what is good [02896] for man [0120] in this life [02416], all [04557] the days [03117] of his vain [01892] life [02416] which he spendeth [06213] as a shadow [06738]? for who can tell [05046] a man [0120] what shall be after [0310] him under the sun [08121]?all…: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity
A good name [08034] is better [02896] than precious [02896] ointment [08081]; and the day [03117] of death [04194] than the day [03117] of one's birth [03205].
It is better [02896] to go [03212] to the house [01004] of mourning [060], than to go [03212] to the house [01004] of feasting [04960]: for [0834] that is the end [05490] of all men [0120]; and the living [02416] will lay [05414] it to his heart [03820].
Sorrow [03708] is better [02896] than laughter [07814]: for by the sadness [07455] of the countenance [06440] the heart [03820] is made better [03190].Sorrow: or, Anger
It is better [02896] to hear [08085] the rebuke [01606] of the wise [02450], than for a man [0376] to hear [08085] the song [07892] of fools [03684].
Better [02896] is the end [0319] of a thing [01697] than the beginning [07225] thereof: and the patient [0750] in spirit [07307] is better [02896] than the proud [01362] in spirit [07307].
Say [0559] not thou, What is the cause that the former [07223] days [03117] were better [02896] than these? for thou dost not enquire [07592] wisely [02451] concerning this.wisely: Heb. out of wisdom
Wisdom [02451] is good [02896] with an inheritance [05159]: and by it there is profit [03148] to them that see [07200] the sun [08121].good…: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too
In the day [03117] of prosperity [02896] be joyful [02896], but in the day [03117] of adversity [07451] consider [07200]: God [0430] also hath set [06213] the one over against [05980] the other, to the end [01700] that man [0120] should find [04672] nothing [03972] after [0310] him.set: Heb. made
It is good [02896] that thou shouldest take hold [0270] of this; yea, also from this [02088] withdraw [03240] not thine hand [03027]: for he that feareth [03373] God [0430] shall come forth [03318] of them all.
For there is not a just [06662] man [0120] upon earth [0776], that doeth [06213] good [02896], and sinneth [02398] not.
And I find [04672] more bitter [04751] than death [04194] the woman [0802], whose heart [03820] is snares [04685] and nets [02764], and her hands [03027] as bands [0612]: whoso pleaseth [06440] [02896] God [0430] shall escape [04422] from her; but the sinner [02398] shall be taken [03920] by her.whoso…: Heb. he that is good before God
Though a sinner [02398] do [06213] evil [07451] an hundred times [03967], and his days be prolonged [0748], yet surely I know [03045] that it shall be well [02896] with them that fear [03373] God [0430], which fear [03372] before [06440] him:
But it shall not be well [02896] with the wicked [07563], neither shall he prolong [0748] his days [03117], which are as a shadow [06738]; because he feareth [03373] not before [06440] God [0430].
Then I commended [07623] mirth [08057], because a man [0120] hath no better thing [02896] under the sun [08121], than to eat [0398], and to drink [08354], and to be merry [08055]: for that shall abide [03867] with him of his labour [05999] the days [03117] of his life [02416], which God [0430] giveth [05414] him under the sun [08121].
All things come alike to all: there is one [0259] event [04745] to the righteous [06662], and to the wicked [07563]; to the good [02896] and to the clean [02889], and to the unclean [02931]; to him that sacrificeth [02076], and to him that [0834] sacrificeth [02076] not: as is the good [02896], so is the sinner [02398]; and he that sweareth [07650], as he that feareth [03373] an oath [07621].
For [04310] to him that is [03426] joined [0977] [02266] to all the living [02416] there is hope [0986]: for a living [02416] dog [03611] is better [02896] than a dead [04191] lion [0738].
Go thy way [03212], eat [0398] thy bread [03899] with joy [08057], and drink [08354] thy wine [03196] with a merry [02896] heart [03820]; for God [0430] now [03528] accepteth [07521] thy works [04639].
Then said [0559] I, Wisdom [02451] is better [02896] than strength [01369]: nevertheless the poor man's [04542] wisdom [02451] is despised [0959], and his words [01697] are not heard [08085].
Wisdom [02451] is better [02896] than weapons [03627] of war [07128]: but one [0259] sinner [02398] destroyeth [06] much [07235] good [02896].
In the morning [01242] sow [02232] thy seed [02233], and in the evening [06153] withhold [03240] not thine hand [03027]: for thou knowest [03045] not whether [0335] shall prosper [03787], either this or that, or whether they both [08147] shall be alike [0259] good [02896].shall prosper: Heb. shall be right
Truly the light [0216] is sweet [04966], and a pleasant [02896] thing it is for the eyes [05869] to behold [07200] the sun [08121]:
For God [0430] shall bring [0935] every work [04639] into judgment [04941], with every secret thing [05956], whether it be good [02896], or whether it be evil [07451].